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The McKee Project, founded in 1998 by an American-born animal advocate and the president of Costa Rica's Veterinary Licensing Board, serves as an umbrella organization for a number of "no-kill, no-shelter" sterilization programs throughout the country.

With support from the Ministry of Health, the national veterinary association (Colegio de Médicos Veterinarios) and local communities, the project provides U.S.-built anesthesia machines on loan to Costa Rican veterinary clinics, making sterilization both faster and safer. In exchange, the clinics provide low-cost spaying and neutering for an agreed number of animals each year.

Currently 78 veterinarians participate in the program. Its sponsors are hoping to increase the number of machines available (currently 10) and have already expanded the program into Guatemala, Mexico and Panama.

 



Mckee General
a. Threading a different Needle

b. Saving Animal Lives – Perspectives in Health, The magazine of the Pan American Health Organization, 2005
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/persp21_box06.htm

c. Sheltering is pointless until the need is reduced – Editorial, Animal People, November 2003
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/03/11/editorial1103.html

d. ¨No kill, no shelter¨ catches on in Costa Rica – Animal People, Dec. 2001

e. ¨Perros asesinos¨ - La Nación, April 2003

f. The Snow Ball – Paws to Think, The Magazine of The Pet Savers Foundation, 2003

g. A Living Strategy for Animals in Latin America – Tico Times, August 2002

h. Animal-Friendly Efforts Recognized – Tico Times, June 2002

i. Learning to give – Tico Times, June 2002

j. Nonviolence: Starting with Animals – Tico Times, May 2005

k. Meeting Puts Animals First – Tico Times, October 2001

l. Mckee Project Taking Action in Paso Canoas – Tico Times, November 2006

m. Solo para perros - La República, March 2000

n. New Method to tackle dog menace in city – The Times of India, September 2003

o. Costa Rican Animal Lover travels to India – Paws to Think, The Magazine of the Pet Savers Foundation, 2003 http://www.petsavers.org/articles/International_News/Costa_Rican_Goes_To_India.html

p. Manual para grupos Comunales - Animal People News
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/FR/SP/Traduc.1/SP.html

q. Seing what is wonderful through darkness - Animal People News, October 2003
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/03/10/editorial10.03.html

r. Budget, Program, Overhead & Asset notes on 160 animal protection charities – Animal People News, December 2004
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/04/12/watchdog3-12.04.htm

s. Who gets the Money? – Animal People News, December 2005
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/05/12/watchWhogetsthemoney12.05.htm

t. Who Gets The Money? –– 15th annual edition - Animal People News, December 2003
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/04/12/watchdogR12.04.htm

u. Hay un millon de perros en el país – Diario Extra, April 2005

v. The Costa Rica Model for Homeless Animals – Maryland Animal Advocates, 2000 http://www.marylandanimal.org/costarica.html

Volunteer
w. Volunteering in Costa Rica – Newsletter of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association

x. Visiting Vets Sterilize Hundreds of Animals – Tico Times, December 2005

y. The doctor is in… from New Zealand – FALTA

Groups inspired by Mckee
aa. More letters-Centralamerica – Animal People, Sep. 2006

bb. Nuevo proyecto contra la sobrepoblación canina – QRoo, November 2002

cc. ¨La participación social, la clave para el control de perros y gatos¨ - Diario Yucatán, November 2002

dd. Animales callejeros tienen opción – Panamá America, August 2006
http://www.pa-digital.com.pa/archive/08062006/ciudadst.html

ee. Invitación a pláticas denominadas Sobrepoblación de Animales de Compañía – Por Esto! Mexico, November 2002

ff. Game Night a Success for Mckee Project in Jacó – Tico Times, September 2005

gg. Zappa Pura Vida - Animal People News
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/FR/SP/Traduc.1/ZAPPAPura.vidaSP.html

hh. Spay Panama – Animal People News, August 2006
http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/06/7-8/7.06.swf

ii. Flamingo/Potrero News – Report on Mckee delegates, Tico Times, April 2006

jj. Flamingo/Potrero News – Report on Mckee delegares, Tico Times, May 2006

kk. Humane Society of Cozumel Island - Cozumel.net
http://www.cozumel.net/articles/humane.htm

ll. Cats Capture Prisoners in Puntarenas – Tico Times, January 2006


Cat Café mm. ¨Coming Soon: The Cat Café¨ - Tico Times, May 2002

“Los felinos pueden ser su amigos”, Costarrican Hotel Chamber Newsletter, Julio 2007

“ Cat Café – Best Friends Magazine 2007

“The Mckee Project teaches our vets a valuable lesson” The voice of Nosara, July 2007